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In Spite of All: A Novel
In Spite of All: A Novel

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of In Spite of All: A Novel is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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“True love’s the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven;
It is not fantasy’s hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly.
It liveth not in fierce desire, With dead desire it doth not die;
It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.”
--_Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
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In Spite of All: A Novel

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of In Spite of All: A Novel is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“True love’s the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven;
/truː lʌvz ðə ɡɪft wɪtʃ ɡɑːd hæz ˈɡɪvən tuː mæn əˈloʊn bɪˈniːθ ðə ˈhevən/
Line 2
It is not fantasy’s hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly.
Line 3
It liveth not in fierce desire, With dead desire it doth not die;
Line 4
It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.”
/ɪt ɪz ðə ˈsiː.krət ˈsɪmpəθi ðə ˈsɪlvər lɪŋk ðə ˈsɪlkən taɪ wɪtʃ hɑːrt tuː hɑːrt ənd maɪnd tuː maɪnd ɪn ˈbɑːdi ənd ɪn soʊl kæn baɪnd/
Line 5
--_Lay of the Last Minstrel_.
/leɪ ʌv ðə læst ˈmɪnstrəl/

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bind verb US /baɪnd/

stick to firmly

From this reading “It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.””

doth auxiliary verb US /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading “It liveth not in fierce desire, With dead desire it doth not die;”

granted adjective US /ˈɡræntəd/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading “It is not fantasy’s hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly.”

link verb US /lɪŋk/

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading “It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.””

love's noun US /lʌvz/

possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

Minstrel noun US /ˈmɪnstrəl/

a singer of folk songs

silken adjective US /ˈsɪlkən/

having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

From this reading “It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.””

tie noun US /taɪ/

neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

From this reading “It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.””

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

fierce desire adjective + noun

In this reading “It liveth not in fierce desire, With dead desire it doth not die;”

secret sympathy noun + noun

In this reading “It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.””

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aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “True love’s the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven;

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It is not fantasy’s hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “True love’s the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven;

bindverbUS /baɪnd/

stick to firmly

From this reading It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.”

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.”

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.”

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading It liveth not in fierce desire, With dead desire it doth not die;

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading It liveth not in fierce desire, With dead desire it doth not die;

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading It liveth not in fierce desire, With dead desire it doth not die;

dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/

an old form of “does”

From this reading It liveth not in fierce desire, With dead desire it doth not die;

fantasy's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It is not fantasy’s hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly.

fierceadjectiveUS /fɪrs/

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading It liveth not in fierce desire, With dead desire it doth not die;

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading It is not fantasy’s hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly.

flyverbUS /flaɪ/

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading It is not fantasy’s hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly.

giftnounUS /ɡɪft/

something acquired without compensation

From this reading “True love’s the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven;

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading “True love’s the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven;

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading “True love’s the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven;

grantedadjectiveUS /ˈɡræntəd/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading It is not fantasy’s hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “True love’s the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven;

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.”

heavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading “True love’s the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven;

hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading It is not fantasy’s hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It liveth not in fierce desire, With dead desire it doth not die;

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is not fantasy’s hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is not fantasy’s hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly.

LastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading --_Lay of the Last Minstrel_.

LayverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading --_Lay of the Last Minstrel_.

linkverbUS /lɪŋk/

make a logical or causal connection

From this reading It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.”

liveth

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It liveth not in fierce desire, With dead desire it doth not die;

love'snounUS /lʌvz/

possessive form of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading “True love’s the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven;

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading “True love’s the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven;

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.”

MinstrelnounUS /ˈmɪnstrəl/

a singer of folk songs

From this reading --_Lay of the Last Minstrel_.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It is not fantasy’s hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading --_Lay of the Last Minstrel_.

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.”

silkenadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlkən/

having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light

From this reading It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.”

silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.”

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading It is not fantasy’s hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.”

sympathynounUS /ˈsɪmpəθi/

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “True love’s the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven;

tienounUS /taɪ/

neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

From this reading It is the secret sympathy, The silver link, the silken tie, Which heart to heart, and mind to mind, In body and in soul can bind.”

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “True love’s the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven;

TrueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading “True love’s the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven;

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading “True love’s the gift which God has given To man alone beneath the heaven;

WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading It is not fantasy’s hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly.

wishesnounUS /ˈwɪʃɪz/

plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire

From this reading It is not fantasy’s hot fire, Whose wishes, soon as granted, fly.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It liveth not in fierce desire, With dead desire it doth not die;

Chapter 24 of In Spite of All: A Novel by Edna Lyall holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Loved
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Truth
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